Compact radiation sources based on laser-driven plasma waves

D.A. Jaroszynski; M. P. Anania; C. Aniculaesei; G. Battaglia; E. Brunetti; S. Chen; S. Cipiccia; B. Ersfeld; D. Reboredo Gil; D.W. Grant; P. Grant; M.S. Hur; L.I. Inigo Gamiz; T. Kang; K. Kokurewicz; A. Kornaszewski; W. Li; A. Maitrallain; G.G. Manahan; A. Noble; L.R. Reid; M. Shahzad; R. Spesyvtsev; A. Subiel; M.P. Tooley; G. Vieux; S.M. Wiggins; G.H. Welsh; S.R. Yoffe; X. Yang

doi:10.1117/12.2522929

Compact radiation sources based on laser-driven plasma waves

D.A. Jaroszynski, M. P. Anania, C. Aniculaesei, G. Battaglia, E. Brunetti, S. Chen, S. Cipiccia, B. Ersfeld, D. Reboredo Gil, D.W. Grant, P. Grant, M.S. Hur, L.I. Inigo Gamiz, T. Kang, K. Kokurewicz, A. Kornaszewski, W. Li, A. Maitrallain, G.G. Manahan, A. NobleL.R. Reid, M. Shahzad, R. Spesyvtsev, A. Subiel, M.P. Tooley, G. Vieux, S.M. Wiggins, G.H. Welsh, S.R. Yoffe, X. Yang

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Here we explore ways of transforming laser radiation into incoherent and coherent electromagnetic radiation using laser- driven plasma waves. We present several examples based on the laser wakefield accelerator (LWFA) and show that the electron beam and radiation from the LWFA has several unique characteristics compared with conventional devices. We show that the energy spread can be much smaller than 1% at 130-150 MeV. This makes LWFAs useful tools for scientists undertaking time resolved probing of matter subject to stimuli. They also make excellent imaging tools. We present ex- perimental evidence that ultra-short XUV pulses, as short as 30 fs, are produced directly from an undulator driven by a LWFA, due to the electron bunches having a duration of a few femtoseconds. By extending the electron energy to 1 GeV, and for 1-2 fs duration pulses of 2 nm radiation peak powers of several MW per pC can be produced. The increased charge at higher electron energies will increase the peak power to GW levels, making the LWFA driven synchrotron an extremely useful source with a spectral range extending into the water window. With the reduction in size afforded by using LWFA driven radiation sources, and with the predicted advances in laser stability and repletion rate, ultra-short pulse radiation sources should become more affordable and widely used, which could change the way science is done.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	XXII International Symposium on High Power Laser Systems and Applications
Editors	Paolo Di Lazzaro
Place of Publication	Bellingham, WA
Number of pages	6
Volume	11042
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510627512
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2522929
Publication status	Published - 3 Jan 2019

Keywords

plasma
laser wakefield accelerators
free electron lasers
high power lasers
radiation sources
femtosecond XUV radiation

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Laser-driven radiation beamlines at SCAPA (EPSRC Capital Equipment Portfolio)
McKenna, P. (Principal Investigator), Boyd, M. (Co-investigator), Gray, R. (Co-investigator), Hidding, B. (Co-investigator), Jaroszynski, D. (Co-investigator), McArthur, S. (Co-investigator) & Sheng, Z.-M. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/04/17 → 28/02/21
Project: Research
Lab in a bubble
Jaroszynski, D. (Principal Investigator), Boyd, M. (Co-investigator), Brunetti, E. (Co-investigator), Ersfeld, B. (Co-investigator), Hidding, B. (Co-investigator), McKenna, P. (Co-investigator), Noble, A. (Co-investigator), Sheng, Z.-M. (Co-investigator), Vieux, G. (Co-investigator), Welsh, G. H. (Co-investigator) & Wiggins, M. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/04/16 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
Laserlab-Europe IV (H2020 INFRA IA)
Jaroszynski, D. (Principal Investigator), Hidding, B. (Co-investigator), McKenna, P. (Co-investigator) & Sheng, Z.-M. (Co-investigator)
European Commission - Horizon Europe + H2020
1/12/15 → 30/11/19
Project: Research

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DOI: 10.15129/b27073ee-e029-4f6b-ae92-1574c2799e5f, http://www.hplsa2018.com/
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Jaroszynski, D. A., Anania, M. P., Aniculaesei, C., Battaglia, G., Brunetti, E., Chen, S., Cipiccia, S., Ersfeld, B., Reboredo Gil, D., Grant, D. W., Grant, P., Hur, M. S., Inigo Gamiz, L. I., Kang, T., Kokurewicz, K., Kornaszewski, A., Li, W., Maitrallain, A., Manahan, G. G., ... Yang, X. (2019). Compact radiation sources based on laser-driven plasma waves. In P. Di Lazzaro (Ed.), XXII International Symposium on High Power Laser Systems and Applications (Vol. 11042). Article 110420Y. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2522929

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Compact radiation sources based on laser-driven plasma waves

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